The only way I've learned to change anyone's mind politically is to make them laugh. My whole career has been about that.
John WatersCoke didn't last long enough; it gave me a hangover for two weeks for being high for ten minutes.
John WatersAnytime you make someone laugh or satirize something, it's the best way to change someone's opinion because they're defenseless - they laugh, they listen.
John WatersI have spoken, and I was understood. It's not like I'm a tragic person who wasn't understood. All those books are in print, all those movies are still out there, the audience gets younger. So I don't have that "I've got to do one thing before I die." I did it.
John Waters